DeFi tax help in New Zealand
Information and providers for DeFi activity in NZ — yield farming, liquidity provision, staking rewards, and protocol interactions.
- Typical cost
- $500–$3,000
- Providers
- 6
Overview
DeFi positions (yield farming, liquidity provision, governance tokens, lending) can produce income or disposal events that NZ IRD treats differently from spot trading. Specialised help is useful where the transaction history is hard to reconstruct or the tax treatment of the activity is unclear.
When this category fits
- You participate in yield farming or liquidity mining
- You provide liquidity to DEX protocols
- You receive governance tokens or airdrops
- You use lending or flash loan protocols
Trade-offs
Strengths
- Familiarity with how to categorise DeFi events
- Help reconstructing transaction history
- Helpful where IRD guidance is thin or developing
Limitations
- Fewer NZ providers active in this area
- Higher cost due to time involved
- Some treatments remain genuinely uncertain
DeFi tax services in our directory
Inclusion is not an endorsement. Confirm current pricing and scope with each provider directly.
6 listed
BDO New Zealand
Auckland
NZ-wide chartered accounting firm. Their tax team has published guidance on crypto taxation and invites clients with crypto questions to contact their local BDO office.
Deloitte New Zealand
Auckland
Deloitte NZ tax team publishes regular perspectives on cryptoasset taxation including DeFi (wrapping, bridging, lending, staking). Engagements typically run through the Wellington tax practice.
Koinly
Online
Crypto tax software with explicit NZ support — IR-compliant reports, NZD valuation, 400+ exchanges and wallets including NZ-popular Coinspot, Swyftx, BTC Markets.
Summ (formerly CryptoTaxCalculator)
Online
Australian-built crypto tax software, rebranded from CryptoTaxCalculator to Summ in October 2025. 3,500+ integrations across exchanges, wallets, and blockchains.
CoinTracker
Online
US-based crypto tax & portfolio platform. Official Coinbase partner. Tax reports for 100+ countries including New Zealand. Pricing tiers from $59 to $3,499/yr.
CoinLedger
Online
Crypto tax software with a New Zealand-specific build. Multi-currency reports, DeFi and NFT support, 200+ exchange/wallet integrations.
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